March 6th 2012 - Data Centres 2012 (www.datacentres2012.com) to be held in Nice on the 23rd and 24th of May has been selected as the event to formally launch the new European Data Centre Association because of its regional audience and because of its reputation as the leading conference for content relating to the data centre industry. The European Data Centre Association will exhibit at the event, and welcomes new members to meet there.

Members already signed up to the EUDCA include leading data centre operators like Telecity, EBRC, Colt, DCO, Lamda Hellix and Interxion, major suppliers to the industry including Schneider Electric, Jerlaure, Stratégies and Siemens, leading consultants to the industry including Arup and Migration Solutions, and leading law firm Bird & Bird.

“More than 50 companies and individuals have already signed up as members of the EUDCA with more joining every day as the association gains traction,” commented Alex Rabbetts, board member of the Association. “The EUDCA is now recognised as the voice at a European level that the industry needs.”

The official launch at the prestigious DataCentres 2012 event will see the EUDCA exhibiting, will offer the opportunity to meet its members, and welcome new members to join the association. The event will also hear the chairman of the association, Bernard Lecanu speak about the reasons that the Association was formed and its roadmap for the forthcoming year.

DataCentres 2012 will host three conference theatres, a training theatre, Data Centre cinema, with 100 speakers. Uniquely the event will also include 5 masterclasses by leading industry experts.

Further information about the EUDCA can be found at www.eudca.org or by emailing info[at]eudca[dot]org

Contact:
Bernard Lecanu,
Chairman,

Tel: +33 609 70 23 94
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